Town government · Pend Oreille County, WA

Cusick's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cusick took in $589 thousand and spent $594 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)71%Town taxes15%State tax money9.5%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

71%

of Cusick's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes15%

Sales tax
5.9%$35 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.7%$22 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$419 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$261 thousand
  • Sewer$135 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$2 thousand

State tax money9.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
9.5%$56 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$19 thousand
Fines
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Interest on debt3.9%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%

What stands out

72%

of Cusick's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$429 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$282 thousand
  • Sewer systems$147 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$23 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cusick. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cusick itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.